well-off
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3.4
- adjective
- /wɛl ɔf/
- I'm a very well-off man.
- financially well-off
- well-off people
- well-off families
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Watch on YouTubeAnd his parents were much, much, you know, better off than my mother was.
- And his parents were much, much, you know, better off than my mother was.
- And again, she's enjoying him and maybe she's well off, you know, or she has resources.
- I didn't think the women were that well off.
- And so I go and the family is pretty well off.
- That way you're that much better off in the spring than you would be hedge weighted.
- Republicans are the party of massive tax cuts for the wealthy, the well off and the well connected.
- They're just powerful enough to be well off, but not powerful enough to evade taxation.
- And I'm not sure whether Russia civilization may will be well off if we severe our ties.
- Well, it doesn't matter that we're far more better off.
Examples
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We are all happy and well-off, and we try to be friendly and hospitable.
Academic text (1990) -
Despite the economic downturn, she remains well-off thanks to her successful business.
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And his parents were much, much, you know, better off than my mother was.
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In the end some of us could be quite well off.
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We're not well off, but we're not doing poorly either.
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My fiancé's well off, yes.
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For the most part, I live among retirees and well-off divorcees.
Fiction book (2001) -
Giulietta was respected and well-off, privately grateful for her good fortune but publicly confident.
Fiction book (1997) -
Many families in our neighborhood are well-off and can afford to take vacations each year.
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He is considered well-off because he owns several properties and has a stable income.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a lot of money and valuable things
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2.5
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
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2.9
Having enough money to live without money worries
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4.1
Doing well and having a lot of money
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4.2
People who have plenty of money and live comfortably
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7.2
Having a lot of money
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3.4
Having far more money than most people
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4.8
A person or family that has enough money and lives comfortably
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4.1
Having much more money than most people
Having enough money to live comfortably
Having a lot of money
Antonyms
How Wealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
well-off = (transparent) = well + off
The adjective is a transparent compound of 'well' + 'off' meaning 'in a good (financial) state', which learners can infer from the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'well', 'off' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Well-off comes from joining well- ('good' or 'healthy') and off ('away'), like in well-fed or well-paid. So to be well-off is to be 'away' from need — you have enough money to live comfortably.